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Roadster Shop CEO Laurent Potdevin on Pushing Back on the EV Wave | Hot Rod Pod

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From Snowboarding to HOT RODS! NHRA’s Brian Lohnes & HOT ROD Magazine’s John McGann chat with Roadster Shop CEO Laurent Potdevin! Laurent’s path has taken him from Louis Vuitton, Burton Snowboards, Lululemon, Toms… and now the Roadster Shop! The guys talk to Laurent about Where It All Began, working with Jake Burton, his path to the Roadster Shop, working on a Nitro Dragster with Randy Meyer, thoughts on the EV wave, Cleetus McFarland & the power of social media, Waterman, Drag and Drive, and what’s next! Learn more HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/3OjUB5N... Read More

Tom Nelson on Creating NRE, Crashing in Iceland, and the Artistry of Engine Building | Hot Rod Pod

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NHRA’s Brian Lohnes and HOT ROD Magazine’s John McGann chat with Nelson Racing Engines Founder, Tom Nelson! Tom takes us through the highs and lows of his career, telling never-before-heard stories like putting Twin Turbos in an airboats, and plummeting off 50-foot cliffs in Iceland! The guys talk to Tom about the genesis of Nelson Racing Engines, StreetFire.net, how the show “Driven” got started, the formula off-roading crash in Iceland, reevaluation after the crash, the artistry of engine building, the F-Bomb ’73 Camaro, Tuatara, 2019 Ridler Award, and why we’re in the wild west era of HOT RODDING! Learn more HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ObjwIG... Read More